Apparatus for vending individual drinks.



L. G. MURNIN.

APPARATUS FOR VENDING INDIVIDUAL DRINKS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a, 1909.

1,017,788. Patented Feb.20, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co WASHINGTON, D. c.

L. G. MURNIN. APPARATUS FOR. VENDING INDIVIDUAL DRINKS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1909.

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LESLIE G. MURNIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUS FOR VENDING INDIVIDUAL DRINKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 28, 1909.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912. Serial No. 519,935.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEsLm G. MURNIN, a citizen of Australia, and aresident of New York city, New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Apparatus for Vending Individual Drinks, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to coin controlled apparatus for dispensingindividual drinks which apparatus is secured to the back of a seat, suchas a theater chair, for the purpose of delivering an individual cooldrink of a suitable beverage, such as milk or an alcoholic drink.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an individual drinkdispensing device with a removable vessel, such as a bottle, adapted tocontain a cool drink and provided with means for preventing the heat ofthe theater or building from being communicated to the contents of thevessel, thus maintaining the contents at a substantially fixedtemperature and making them palatable.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for imbibing thecontents of the bottle without removing it from the receptacle andwithout attracting attention which would tend to destroy the utility ofthe apparatus, the bottle being removable for the purpose of filling andcleaning.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple improvedconstruction of coin controlled apparatus for dispensing individualdrinks which can be cheaply made, is reliable in operation, which can besecured to a theater seat without being liable to removal byunauthorized persons, which will supply a clean sanitary drink, at thesame time providing sanitary means for imbibing the drink, which lastnamed means is protected from unauthorized use or handling.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in theparts, improvements, and combinations more fully pointed out hereafter.

Referring now to the drawings which are attached to this specificationand form a part thereof, Figure 1 is a perspective view of oneembodiment of the invention showing the casing, with certain parts ofthe coin controlled mechanism indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is asectional view showing the coin controlled mechanism. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view through the casing,

the bottle and the straw chamber. Fig. 4: is

a detail, longitudinal section through the cover of the casing. Fig. 5is a view of another embodiment of the invention in which a plurality ofreceptacles is used.

The receptacle 1 is constructed so as to adapt it to contain a removablevessel, which in the particular embodiment of the invention illustratedtakes the form of a bottle 2. Suitable means are provided formaintaining the contents of the vessel at a substantially fixedtemperature and to avoid the objection that the liquid in the bottlemight become unduly heated or cooled by abstracting from or impartingheat to the atmosphere, which would make thecontents unpalatable. Iprovide insulating means which is interposed between the vessel and thereceptacle for maintaining the contents of the vessel at a substantiallyfixed temperature. In the particular embodiment of the inventionillustrated this insulating means consists of an insulating lining 3which is preferably permanently secured to the casing 1.

Suitable means are provided for imbibing the contents of the vesselWithout attracting attention and in a sanitary manner. In the particularembodiment of the invention illustrated I make use of a chamher 4adapted to contain straws, which chamber as shown is secured to thereceptacle. Means are also provided for preventing unauthorized accessto the' vessel containing the liquid and to the straws. It isparticularly desirable to provide such a means as otherwise the strawswould be taken from their chamber and destroyed or made unsanitary byhandling. I therefore provide a cover for the receptacle and a cover forthe chamber containing the straws, and in the particular embodiment ofthe invention illustrated I connect the covers together, which securessimplicity of construction and enables me to use a single coincontrolled means for locking both covers closed. The cover for thereceptacle containing the bottle is numbered 5 and that for the strawchamber is numbered 6. Suitable means are provided for opening thecovers, when the coin controlled mechanism is operated. As illustrated Imake use of a spring 7 surrounding the hinge rod 8, the spring beingattached to the cover, to accomplish this result. I also preferablyprovide means carried by the cover for closing the mouth of the vessel,which means may take the form of a cork 9 secured to the cover 5 by theholder 10.

Suitable means are provided for making the vessel, for example thebottle, removable for the purpose of filling it and for cleaning. In theparticular embodiment of the invention illustrated I provide the receptacle 1 with a movable bottom 11 which may be hinged at 12 to form apivot for it and which may be locked closed by a lock 13 operated by akey 14. The bottle may therefore be readily inserted into the receptacleand removed therefrom, by the attendant. After it has been inserted inplace it is prevented from unauthorized removal by providing a stop 15for the top of the bottle or vessel.

Coin controlled means are provided, which may be widely varied, forlocking the covers closed. In the embodiment of the inventionillustrated I make use of a coin chamber 16, closed at the top by acover 17 which is attached to the cover 5. A coin opening 18 is made inthe coin cham ber, the opening being located directly in front of theapparatus, in plain view. The coin chamber contains a guide 19 formingone side of the coin chute and a pivoted lever 20 forming the otherside, a catch 21 being connected with the pivot lever 20, said catchengaging a hook 22 which in turn is secured to the cover 5. A spring 23presses the lever 20 in the direction indicated. A coin operating arm 24is mounted at the lower end of the coin chute, the chute being prolongedby a guide 25 which guides the coin 26 to the bottom of the coinchamber. A handle 27 is secured to the arm 24, whereby the arm may beturned. The lower end of the lever 20 is provided with an angularprojection 28 to engage the coin. When the arm 24 is turned, with thecoin in the position indicated in Fig. 2, the lever 20 is forced to oneside, releasing the cover 5 and allowing the spring to open. The coinchamber is closed at its lower end by a plate 29 attached to the bottom11.

Means are provided to prevent removal of the apparatus from the theaterby unauthorized persons. In the particular embodiment of the inventionillustrated I provide screw holes 30, whose openings are arranged withinthe receptacle 1 and near the covers 5 and bottom 11. The apparatus canthus be screwed into place, by opening the covers, but the apparatuscannot be removed by an unauthorized person, when the bottom 11 islocked shut.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5,a plurality of receptacles is provided so that different drinks may bedispensed. The number of these receptacles may be varied, 3 beingillustrated. They are secured together and each receptacle is providedwith a corresponding straw chamber. The receptacles are numbered 31, 32,33 respectively and the straw chambers 34, 35 and 36. In the bestembodiment of this form of the invention I make use of a plurality ofcovers 37, 38

and 39, one for each receptacle and a plurality of covers 40 and 42, onefor each straw chamber, the covers being secured together. The coversare provided with hooks 43, 44 and 45 and with means for closing themouth of the bottles contained in the receptacles which means mayconsist of corks 46 and 47. Suitable coin openings 48, 49, 50 and coinoperating handles 51, 52 and 53 are used to control. the coin operatingmechanism which mechanism may take the form of that shown in Fig. 1 andis not illustrated in Fig. 5.

Having thus described the construction of my invention, its operationwill be readily understood. The bottle containing the liquid to bedispensed which has been cooled, if it is to be used in summer, orheated if desired in winter is inserted int-o the receptacle and thebottom locked just before the audience enters the theater. By insertinga coin in the coin opening and operating the handle, the cover opens anda straw may be removed from the straw chamber, inserted into the bottleand the drink imbibed. The contents of the bottle are so gaged that oneindividual drink only is supplied for each coin.

Having thus described the principle of my invention, it will be apparentthat changes may be made without departing from the principle andwithout sacrificing its chief,

advantages.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vending apparatus for dispensing liquids, the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain a liquid container, a cover for thereceptacle for giving access to the liquid container, a long narrowchamber adapted to contain straws, a movable bottom for said receptacleadapted to permit insertion and removal of the liquid container andmeans for locking said cover closed.

2. In a vending apparatus for dispensing liquids, the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain a removable vessel, a pivoted cover forthe receptacle, means carried by the cover for closing the mouth of thevessel, a chamber secured to the receptacle and adapted to containstraws, a cover for said chamber integral with the receptacle cover, aspring for opening said covers, a pivoted bottom for said receptacle, alock for said bottom, and means for locking said covers closed.

3. In a vending apparatus for dispensing liquids the combination of a aplurality of chambers, each chamber adapted to contain straws and eachchamber secured to a corresponding receptacle, a plurality of covers onefor each receptacle, a plurality of covers one for each straw chamber,said covers being secured together and a plurality of mechanisms, onefor each receptacle cover, for locking said covers closed.

4:. In a vending apparatus for dispensing liquids, the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain a removable liquid container, a cover forthe receptacle for giving access to said liquid container, an insulatinglinin for the receptacle, a movable bottom for the receptacle adapted topermit insertion and removal of the liquid container, and means forpreventing the removal of the apparatus from a support comprisingsecuring means located Within the receptacle and adjacent to saidbottom.

5. In a vending apparatus for dispensing liquids, the combination of areceptacle adapted to contain a removable vessel, a cover for thereceptacle, a stop for preventing removal of the vessel from thereceptacle, a movable bottom for the receptacle, a lock for the bottomand mechanism for looking said cover closed.

In testimony Whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

LESLIE G. MURNIN.

Witnesses W. O. MARGESON, WM. F. BISSING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

